Partition wall



May 13, 1924. 1,493,978

H. w. HEINE manna: WALL Filed April 10 1923 ATTORNEY Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,493,978 PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. HEINE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

PARTITION WALL.

Application filed April 10, 1923. Serial No. 631,168.

This invention relatesto partition walls.

The present invention more particularly relates to partition walls in which channel irons or the like are employed for studding or posts and plaster boards or the like for forming the wall. I The object of the invention is to provide an improved means for securing the plaster boards to the posts or studding with the view of obtaining an exceedingly; rigid wall at a relative low cost.

It is also an important objectof the in vention that the securing means be easily applied and thus to build a wall witha minimum of labor.

Other objects, and objects relating to details, of construction, combination and arrangement of parts will hereinafter appear in the detailed description to follow.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a partition wall embodying the present invention,

Figure 2 is a group View. illustrating the different securing elements for the plaster boards of this invention, and

Figures 3 and 4c are fragmentary horizontal sectional views illustrating the manner in which the securing elements employed serve to grip o-r clamp, the plaster boards for tying the same to the supports.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, 10 indicates generally a channel iron which is employed as a studding or post bet-ween the ceiling and floor in the room or building in which a partition is to be constructed. In Figure 1, there is shown. a pair of plaster boards 11 which might be of any dimensions desired. The channel iron 10 has its bridge portion 12 provided with a plurality of spaced slots or openings 13 which are arranged adjacent the side 14 of the channel iron. Each opening is adapt- ,ed to receive a wedge 15, said wedge preferably comprising a plate-like member tapering toward its one end and arcuate longitudinally as illustrated to advantage in Figure 2 of the drawings. The wedges 15 are preferably of spring metal and may be referred to as yieldable spring elements which, when positioned, extend laterally from each side of the support 10 and thus forming lateral extensions against which wall boards may be positioned.

The channel iron is also provided with a plurality of key receiving openings 16 which are arranged adjacent the side or flange 17 of said channel iron. Each opening. 16

is adapted to receive a key 18, which in the present instance, is in the form of a nail including the usual head 20. The distance between a vertical line or plane extended to coincide with the inner edges of slots 13, and a plane or line passing through the openings 16, should be approximately equal to the thickness of the plaster boards 11.

It might be here mentioned that the slots 13 together with the holes or openings 16 could be easily made at the time the channel bars are formed, that is, when formed from cold sheet metal. As is well known, these channel irons are made from relatively light or thin sheet metal and therefore no difliculty should arise in punching the holes 16 and slots 13. In assembling the wall the channel members 10 are of course first positioned and then a person may take a number of wedges 15 and position them in the slots 13 of the channel memhere 10. The wedges for each of the channel members might first be positioned and then the plaster boards placed thereagainst as shown in Figure 3. These nails or keys are extended through the openings 16 and driven to the position illustrated in Figures 1 and 1. The nail heads 20 engage the plaster boards upon one side of the channel iron in such a manner that a wedging action occurs, whereby to straighten the wedges 15 and clamp the ends of the plaster board occurring upon each side of a channel member. Other boards may now be placed in position and as is obvious, one man can readily build a wall in a quick and eflicient manner. In substance a durable and strong wall may be assembled or built quickly and with a minimum of labor.

The securing elements, viz., the keys 18, wedges 15 and supports 12 are shown as employed for securing boards 11 in forming a partition. However, I wish it understood 1 am aware of the fact that these elements could be used for securing structural elementsother than boards, with certain advantages, and also that other forms of supports 12 might be used. Furthermore, the securing elementsabove mentioned can be employed in a ceiling structure to advantage. In a ceiling structure the Wedges referred to Would support the ceiling in conjunction With the structural supports employed for the channels 12. Also it might here be noted that the Wedges 15 can be made of any desired strength, that is, the strength of the Wedges should be dependent upon the strain to which the same Would be subjected. It used in alight partition Wall then the Wedges could *be correspondingly light in structure; but if used for a heavy partition Wall or the like, or for a ceiling structure then these Wedges should be relatively heavy.

I claim 1. In a building construction, a pair of aligned boards, a supporting member between the opposing ends of the boards, lateral extensions carried by the support, said extensions being resilient and curved toward the associated faces of the boards, and keys driven through openings in the support adapted to engage the opposite faces of the boards and press said boards to engage and straighten the lateral extensions and thus'to tie the boards to said support.

2. In a building construction, a pair of aligned boards, a supporting-memberbetween the opposing ends of the boards, lateral extensions carried by the support, said extension-s beingre'sil-ient and curved toward the assoclated faces of the boards, and nails driven through openings in the support so that the same willenga'gethe opposite faces of the boards and force the same toward the lateral extensions whereby to straighten said the other side, s aid slots and openings be-. 'ing spaced at a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said'Wall boards, Wedges extending into said slots, said Wedges being curved in longitudinal section and With the concave faces thereof opposing said Wall boards,and nails driven into said openings and engaging the opposite faces of the Wall boards whereby to force the boards for straightening the Wedges andthereby tie the boards to said support. I

4.111 a building structure, a pair of aligned boards, a supporting memberbetween the opposing ends of the boards, yieldable spring elements extending from the support against which the boards may be pressed and keys driven through openings in the support whereby to force the boardsagainst said spring elements and thus enable the spring elements and the keys to be tensione d for relative high pressure against the faces of the boards and in this way solidly tie the boards to said support.

'HENRY W. HEINE. 

